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Old 05 December 2006, 15:56   #1
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Is there no end to it?

This crap weather - I am seriously worried we are going to drown on land!!!

The rain is torrential and has been for the last 6 weeks - only 1 day without. It is still 60mph and guess what - more gales and torrential rain tomorrow. My battery can't last much longer pumping all the water out - looks like a full cover is a must!!!

If you could catch all the rain that falls on Britain it would be enough to supply the whole world - 6 billion people - seriously!!!
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Old 05 December 2006, 16:02   #2
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This crap weather - I am seriously worried we are going to drown on land!!!

The rain is torrential and has been for the last 6 weeks - only 1 day without. It is still 60mph and guess what - more gales and torrential rain tomorrow. My battery can't last much longer pumping all the water out - looks like a full cover is a must!!!

If you could catch all the rain that falls on Britain it would be enough to supply the whole world - 6 billion people - seriously!!!
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Old 05 December 2006, 16:30   #3
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I'm not going to say it's your fault for living in Wales...I'm not, really
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Hey Codders

Come on over for a visit. Has not rained for 1 month, day time temp. is 75 F. Still wearing shorts and T shirt with a jacket in the evenings.
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Old 05 December 2006, 20:23   #5
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Come on over for a visit. Has not rained for 1 month, day time temp. is 75 F. Still wearing shorts and T shirt with a jacket in the evenings.

No thanks - weather appeals - being landlocked would kill me - must get a sight and smell of the sea at least 3 times a week or I will die - must be the fishblood in me....

At least the border of arizona is only about 50 miles from the sea I suppose - imagine there are many people who are born and die without ever seeing the sea !!!
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Not looking at getting any better, I reckon this wind is in for the week and then some. This is Friday's pressure chart, looks like another complete blow out for the weekend
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This crap weather - I am seriously worried we are going to drown on land!!!

The rain is torrential and has been for the last 6 weeks - only 1 day without. It is still 60mph and guess what - more gales and torrential rain tomorrow. My battery can't last much longer pumping all the water out - looks like a full cover is a must!!!

If you could catch all the rain that falls on Britain it would be enough to supply the whole world - 6 billion people - seriously!!!
Why not design a mini hydroelectric power plant to catch the rain and generate electricity to pump it out of your boat?
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Old 05 December 2006, 20:50   #8
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tis an idea to go over to the states and play in his boat tho!! and vica versa!!
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tis an idea to go over to the states and play in his boat tho!! and vica versa!!
Probably not a good idea this weekend (Monterey forecast):

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 TO 8 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 14 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 14 TO 17 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 14 TO 18 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 14 TO 16 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 15 TO 17 FT.



It was going to be my first dive trip in a month (been busy), but I think I'm staying home.

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Old 07 December 2006, 17:10   #10
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Try 88mph and 27ft waves which is what we have now - with the usual torrential rain thrown in for good measure. Just realised all this crap comes straight across from the good old USA - want it back???
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